Utility and Review Board

• Halifax Harbour Bridges applies for toll increase

  The application looks to boost the toll for regular passenger cars by $.20 for Macpass users, from $.80 to $1, and $.25 for regular passenger cars paying by cash, from $1 to $1.25.

  Traffic

  Jan 29
• Halifax woman not backing down from fight to resolve exorbitant water bill: ‘I was shocked’

  Halifax Water says an investigation led by the Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board found no issues with smart meter reading.

  Features

  Jan 18
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• Utility board approves Halifax Water’s ability to waive fee for affordable housing developments

  The RDC is a fee normally charged to developers or property owners to pay for upgrades or oversizing of the infrastructure needed to support the property. 

  Politics

  Nov 14, 2020
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• ‘Transformational’: Halifax Water will lead landmark lead pipe replacement program for private homes

  'Halifax Water will be the first to pay for both public and private lead replacement'

  Investigations

  Aug 27, 2020
• Nova Scotia’s utility and review board approves new Goldboro natural gas facility

  The project could mean up to 3,500 construction jobs during that phase, and then about 200 full-time jobs once the facility is up and running.

  Economy

  Oct 31, 2018
• 200 residents briefly evacuated from Dartmouth neighbourhood due to gas leak

  Several buildings on Kennedy and Roleika Drives were evacuated, which affected more than 200 people.

  Canada

  Aug 23, 2018
• Smart meters coming to Nova Scotia Power customers

  Nova Scotia Power has received regulatory approval to install digital smart meters, which will collect data on customers' power usage.

  Canada

  Jun 12, 2018
• Utility board rejects Nova Scotia Power’s $500k proposal to buy electric vehicle charging stations

  The plan was to install the charging stations along Nova Scotia's major highways, roughly 65 kilometres apart.  

  Canada

  Jan 4, 2018
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• Stock Transportation responds after N.S. regulator finds it violated licenses

  Terri Lowe, Chieft Operating Officer of Stock Transportation Ltd. said that company is fully cooperating with authorities and revealed that the man in charge of the region, Troy Phinney, is no longer employed by the company. 

  Canada

  Nov 17, 2017
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• N.S. utility board takes school bus service to task over operating ‘unlicensed’ charter service

  Stock Transportation operates around 500 vehicles, and 98 per cent of its business is centred on providing school bus services to the Halifax Regional School Board, the Annapolis Valley Regional School Board and the Conseil Scolaire Acadien Provincial. 

  Canada

  Nov 15, 2017